Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the MindAllyn and Bacon, 1999 - 456 pages Beginning with a historical introduction, the text logically progresses by discussing adaptive problems that humans face, and ends with a unifying chapter showing how the new field of evolutionary psychology encompasses all branches of psychology. *Contains state-of-the-art coverage, including many 1997, 1998, and 'in press' references *Clear and engaging writing style contains stories, media and cultural examples and illustrations, and applications to the personal lives of students |
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Page 208
... negative indicators of the child's ability to promote the parent's reproductive success - birth defects and youth — predict homicides at the hands of ge- netic parents . Daly and Wilson ( 1988 ) take pains to point out that they are not ...
... negative indicators of the child's ability to promote the parent's reproductive success - birth defects and youth — predict homicides at the hands of ge- netic parents . Daly and Wilson ( 1988 ) take pains to point out that they are not ...
Page 325
... negative emotional reactions to thoughts of their partners flirting with someone else . The sexes were also identical in their jealous reactions to a partner hugging or dancing with someone else , although their response to these events ...
... negative emotional reactions to thoughts of their partners flirting with someone else . The sexes were also identical in their jealous reactions to a partner hugging or dancing with someone else , although their response to these events ...
Page 401
... negative inference ( assuming no sexual interest when it did exist ) , leading to a lower sexual inference threshold than would yield maximal accuracy ( Haselton & Buss , 1997 ) . In sum , what might at first appear to be a disorder may ...
... negative inference ( assuming no sexual interest when it did exist ) , leading to a lower sexual inference threshold than would yield maximal accuracy ( Haselton & Buss , 1997 ) . In sum , what might at first appear to be a disorder may ...
Contents
The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology | 33 |
The Origins of Human Nature | 34 |
Fundamentals of Evolved | 46 |
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